Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-27
LOCAL RREYITIES.


Eleven carloads of beef cattle cams
through from Nevada yesterday afternoon
going to the Bay.
Three hundred hop-pickers commenced
! work yesterday on the Lovdal Bros hop
ranches in Yolo county.
The funeral of the late Matthew Cooke
, will take place from his late residence, 3l4
street, at P. NJ. tomorrow.
The open air concert given bv the Hus-
sar Band in the State Capitol grounds last
evening was largely attended.
A dispatch from Gait says that the Hicks
vile Hotel was burned Thursday night.
Loss, $1,000; insured for 81 400.
The Woodland Winery property has been
sold to syndicate of eleven business men
OF that place, the price paid being $11, COO
Rev. E. r. Ollie, D. D., will deliver a
farewell address to young men only at $50
P. NJ. tomorrow at Young Mems Associa-
ton Hail.
Locomotive No. 21S, another of the
splendid passenger engines just built at the
railroad works, was out yesterday for
trial trip.
The Citizens Association Sewage Com
mittee met last evening and adopted. a
report, which will be submitted % the
Board of Trustees.
The Controller yesterday drew his war
rant in favor of Los Angeles county for
Sl0,49S "a, the amount due that county for
caring for aged indigents.
A dispatch says that L. H Todhunter, of
this city, sold several of the horses from
his stable at auction on Thursday, after the
races at Saratoga were over.
Deputy Sheriff Riley brought from San
Francisco last evening, en- route to the
State Prison at Folsom, Chin Kee, who is
to serve twelve years for burglary of the
first degree.
The locomotive Vaca Valley, belonging
to the Vaca Valley Railroad, has been re-
ceiving an overhauling at the railroad
shops here, and yesterday was sent back to
its headquarters in good condition.
Four young men were amusing them
selves at the depot last evening, while
awaiting the arrival of a train, by playing
ball, when officer Rider took them into
camp for violating city ordinance.
In his lecture the other evening Rev. E.
4. Ollie said Carefully select for your
children the books they read. A bad book
is never forgotten. 1t hangs up in the
memory foul picture which drips filth for
all time"
A gentleman who came up from San
Francisco last evening says the weather
there for the past few days has been very
cold and unpleasant. Sacramentans who
accompany the Atlas to the Bay had better
remember their oyercoats.
The average Signal Service temperature
yesterday was $50, being 50 cooler than the
normal for that day. The highest and low
est temperature was $40 and 500, with gen
Z Ia oh 10 Ic oil
with dense haze floating in the air.
The College Baseball Club has organized
with the following officers and members
II. Devine, Treasurer C. Hughes, Prop
ertyman. The other members are: J.
Kelly, G. Heisen, g. Barry, ]. Cadogan, W.
Dwyer.
The steamers Varuna and Gov. Dana ar
rived from the upper Sacramento yesterday
with grain, and the San Joaquin No .,
from San Francisco, with merchandise
The No. left for the Bay with grain, and
the Dana and Faruna returned to the up
per river, light.
Yesterday mornings overland train from
the East came through to Sacramento in
two sections, but they were consolidated
here. The train arrived about an hour
and quarter late, having lost time on the
Truckee division in consequence of its
heavy load.
1t is stated that the reason the electric
light in front of the station house has not
been in use for some time is that last May,
when there were so many bugs flying
about at night, Chief Dillman requested
that it be shut off, as the aforesaid bugs
were at times very annoying.
Sergeant Hughes expresses willing
ness to try conclusions, at 200 yards, with
any member of the First Artillery Regi-
ment who enjoyed the advantages of the
weeks service in camp, for from S25 to $50
q side, 100 shots. Or he will shoot against
three men on the same terms.
Thursday was an unlucky day for horses
in this city, no less that four being reported
as having picked up nails. Two of these
were truck horses, one belonging to T. C.
May and the other to VIM. Mclaughlin.
The third horse was doing service in a
wood wagon, and the other was saddle
animal
Sneak thieves have caused considerable
trouble on Front street of late by cutting
open grain sacks and stealing the contents
Last night about 10 o'clock officer Lowell
captured two boys who were engaged in
robbing car loaded with grain. Three
others, who were assisting in the theft, es-
capped, but those arrested gave the names of
the entire party.
The |. o. o. L. Directors have adopted
plans for an addition to their building al
Ninth and X streets, to conform TO the
main structure. 1t will be 20 feet front by
so feet deep. the lower floor to be used as a
store, and the upper portion as a banquet
room and hall for entertainments for the
different lodges and organizations that
meet in the building. James Seadler is the
architect.
Z. A. Beardslee, formerly for many years
manager of the Western Union Telegraph
Office in this city, and since its establish
ment here, manager of the Postal Tele-
graph office, has resigned that position on
account of his wife's ill-health and accepted
the management of the Western Union
Office at Los Angeles. He will leave with
his family for that city next Tuesday or
Wednesday Mr.. Beardslee has been init
mately identified with the business public
of Sacramento, and enjoys the fullest con-
fidence and hearty Endorsement of all who
know him.
Yesterday in the scramble for lots bug
gies were flying in every direction. A
we'll known real estate agent borrowed
buggy from friend and drove hurriedly
to the suburbs and bonded lot. He was
so highly elated over his success in getting
his document signed that he walked back
to his office, entirely forgetting the horse
and vehicle. Later in the day his friend
c died and asked for his horse. The real
estate man looked up surprised and asked,
What horse?' After thinking for a
moment he said, 40, yes Your horse is
tied to my lot at Twentieth and O." He
has been buying champagne ever since.
Kate Dawson, recently convicted in the
Police Court of vagrancy. and sentenced to
80 days in the county Jail, the commitment
being withheld, however, to give her
chance TO prove that she meant to reform,
was found last evening by local officer
Cafferty in a saloon on l. street, drunk, and
was taken to the station-house, from
whence she will to-day be removed to the
county Jail to serve out her term. Judge
Armstrong yesterday requested the Chief
of Police to have the commitment against
her enforced, as she had, while drunk, re-
sumed her old tactics of insulting members
of his family and others.